It's not hard to see why AMC would find a show about Area 51 from the guy who created The X-Files so appealing, especially when its audience is already primed for creepy, supernatural genre shows like The Walking Dead. Here's the hilariously innocuous show description from AMC's upfronts:

A contemporary conspiracy thriller revealing the true story behind the infamous Area 51, America's most mysterious military installation.

It should be remarked, though, that the show won't necessarily be about aliens — but I think the odds of Chris Carter making an Area 51 show without aliens in it is slim, and the odds of AMC agreeing to put such a series in development even slimmer. But maybe it'll be about all the crazy, less extraterrestrial shit that supposedly went on in the base.

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At this point, the only other thing we know is that Carter will write the pilot script and executive produce, alongside The Walking Dead's Gale Ann Hurd. All the other details are being suppressed by the government to be determined.